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Gloomy vs Doomy - What's the difference?

gloomy | doomy |

As adjectives the difference between gloomy and doomy

is that gloomy is imperfectly illuminated; dismal through obscurity or darkness; dusky; dim; clouded while doomy is filled with doom and gloom: depressing or pessimistic.

gloomy

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Imperfectly illuminated; dismal through obscurity or darkness; dusky; dim; clouded.
    • The cavern was gloomy .
  • Affected with, or expressing, gloom; melancholy; dejected.
    • a gloomy temper or countenance

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    doomy

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Filled with doom and gloom: depressing or pessimistic
  • * {{quote-news, year=1988, date=November 4, author=Franklin Soults, title=Sonic Youth, work=Chicago Reader citation
    • , passage=Their big hit at the time was "Death Valley '69," a typical droney, doomy replay of the Manson murders that was about as illuminating as your average TV mini series. }}
  • * 1995 , Isabel Fonseca, Bury Me Standing , Vintage 2007, p. 29:
    • Those children playing didn't look like doomy little criminals, once you knew their names.

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